large language model
noun
plural large language models
: a language model that utilizes deep (see deep entry 1 sense 8) methods on an extremely large data set as a basis for predicting and constructing natural-sounding text
GPT-3 was a large language model built by OpenAI that could write impressively human-like poems, sonnets, jokes, and even code samples.—
Dale Markowitz
Dale MarkowitzAbout five years ago, companies like Google, Microsoft and OpenAI began building neural networks that learned from huge amounts of digital text called large language models …—Cade Metz
—abbreviation LLM
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As infrastructure investments grow, governments are demanding that large language models deployed in Africa actually reflect local realities, given that nearly a billion Africans are still offline while LLMs are trained on internet data, Kallot said.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Google inked a $60 million deal to use the platform’s content to train large language models.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The tool, available on Amazon’s smartphone app or through a mobile browser, uses large language models to recommend a product by matching a shopper’s purchase history with product descriptions and reviews.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Superintelligence has become a buzzword in the AI world, as companies from Elon Musk’s xAI to Sam Altman’s OpenAI compete to release more advanced large language models.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Google inked a $60 million deal to use the platform’s content to train large language models.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The tool, available on Amazon’s smartphone app or through a mobile browser, uses large language models to recommend a product by matching a shopper’s purchase history with product descriptions and reviews.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Superintelligence has become a buzzword in the AI world, as companies from Elon Musk’s xAI to Sam Altman’s OpenAI compete to release more advanced large language models.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
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